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Rumil · 02-16-2003, 01:23 PM

I wonder if the company might all have been killed or captured if the Uruk-Hai had not found Merry and Pippin and Boromir first.

The Uruk Hai were instructed to capture 'halflings' so when they had taken Merry and Pippin they considered their mission accomplished and started back to Orthanc. If Merry and Pippin had stayed with Aragorn, Gimli and Legolas, would the 'three hunters' have managed to fight off a couple of hundred orcs and Uruk-Hai?

At Helm's Deep the three must have killed at least 100 orcs between them, but that was with the support of the Rohirrim. As Boromir found out, the bravest man may be killed by one arrow!

02-16-2003, 01:23 PM	#10
Rumil Sage & Onions Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Britain Posts: 894	I wonder if the company might all have been killed or captured if the Uruk-Hai had not found Merry and Pippin and Boromir first. The Uruk Hai were instructed to capture 'halflings' so when they had taken Merry and Pippin they considered their mission accomplished and started back to Orthanc. If Merry and Pippin had stayed with Aragorn, Gimli and Legolas, would the 'three hunters' have managed to fight off a couple of hundred orcs and Uruk-Hai? At Helm's Deep the three must have killed at least 100 orcs between them, but that was with the support of the Rohirrim. As Boromir found out, the bravest man may be killed by one arrow! __________________ Rumil of Coedhirion